Fremont Middle School

August 9, 2024

A Message From the Principal

Good afternoon,

We are excited to celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week! It is a special time to honor and celebrate the unique strengths of the neurodiverse community. This includes individuals with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, and other neurological differences. The week is all about raising awareness and encouraging understanding. It’s an opportunity for Fremont Middle School to participate in activities that create a more inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

Please note that due to technical issues, we will be printing Honor Roll certificates next week. They will be handed out in Flex by March 21st.

Morning Announcements - March 17-21

Warm Regards,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont MS Principal

Parent U. Recap - Artificial Intelligence at School and Home

District administrators, teachers, and students hosted a virtual Parent University presentation Tuesday night on the topic of artificial intelligence. We shared how the District is currently integrating AI, and how parents can use AI to support their child’s learning experience. If you missed the presentation, it can be viewed below. Please share your feedback via this form to provide your thoughts on the presentation and to help us plan for future events. For more information on our Parent University programming, please visit our webpage.

Artificial Intelligence Presentation Slidedeck

Take the 5Essentials Parent Survey!

Fremont School District 79 greatly values your feedback as it relates to your student’s educational experience. Once again, the State of Illinois has partnered with 5Essentials to create a forum by which you can provide your input. To date, we have the following parent participation rates:

Middle School: 19%

We need at least a 20% participation rate for each of the schools to receive a report. Please help us reach this threshold! If you have not already done so, we would greatly appreciate it if you would take the brief survey by visiting: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Your responses are vital for continuous improvement and long-range planning for your child's school. Parents are welcome to answer the survey for each of their children’s schools. The deadline to complete the survey is March 28, 2025.

Catch Up on the Fremont Leads Podcast

Thank you to everyone who has listened to and subscribed to our new podcast, "Fremont Leads." Hosted by Fremont Middle School teacher Jacki Mjoen, this series features interviews with our outstanding student leaders.

In our newest episode, we catch up with Fremont Middle School eighth-grader James to discuss his involvement in Fremont Ambassadors, choir, the middle school musical, and more. Subscribe via any of the platforms below so that you don't miss an episode!

Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | YouTube Music | iHeartRadio

Summer School at FSD79

The time is here to sign up for two out of the five summer school programs that Fremont School District is offering this summer!

1- Summer Adventures in Learning (sign up here) consists of one-week interest-based enrichment courses led by Fremont staff! There are two time-sessions each day, which allows you to sign up for two classes per week. Classes may fill up, or need to be canceled, so you will be able to indicate a first and second choice for each of the six class periods between June 9th and June 27th. This is also the form to sign up for bus transportation. There are no mid-session bus routes, so anyone signing up for only one class per week will need to provide transportation.

2- Summer Boost (sign up here) is an asynchronous continuation of student learning online. All students will have access to online learning tools used throughout the school year, but signing up for Summer Boost connects your child with a teacher who will help to monitor their online progress, offer encouragement, and provide optional office hours.

3- Summer Scholars, 4- Extended School Year, and 5- Multilingual, are all programs that are invitation-only. You should be hearing from teachers and case managers soon if your child is invited to attend this summer. These three programs offer tailored assistance with Math and Reading, in-person from June 6th-June 27th.

Please reach out to Alana Davidov, adavidov@fsd79.org, Fremont Intermediate School Assistant Principal, for help or questions!

Early Pick-Up Procedures

If your student needs to be picked up early, please notify our main office at 847-566-9384 or send an email to the receptionist, Karolina O'Malley, at komalley@fsd79.org. A parent/guardian or designated person must present identification to pick a student up early. Please note that the latest pickup time is 2:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and 1:30 PM on Wednesday. Parents cannot park in handicapped parking spots near the gym as it interferes with bus pick up.

Absences

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctors appointments, vacation, or for any other reason, please call 847-566-9384 and select option 2 to report it to the school office by 8:00 a.m. the day of the absence. Keeping track of all the students on a daily basis is a huge task, and we greatly appreciate prompt notification of any absence.

Sincerely,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont Middle School Principal

Nick Atchley

Fremont Middle School Assistant Principal

2024-25 FSD79 School Calendar

Important Dates

🛑 No School - March 24-28 Spring Break
IAR Testing (6-8th grade) - April 2-4, 7-8
Musical Assemblies - April 9-11
Musical Performance - FMS Gym - April 11 @ 6:30 pm
🛑 No School - April 18
Springfield (7th grade only) - April 24-25; Civil War Museum for any students not attending Springfield
Washington, DC (8th grade only) May 1-3; Holocaust Museum for any students not attending DC
MAP Testing (6-8th grade) - May 8-9
8th grade Dance (8th grade only) May 21 @ 6:00 pm
8th grade Graduation (all guests must have ticket) May 28 @ 6:30 pm - CLC
Last day of school - May 30 - Dismissal 1:13 pm

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The Fremont PTO would love to see you at our meetings this year! Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month in the Middle School Den at 6:00 pm. Our next meeting is on March 19th.

Childcare services for children ages 3+ will be provided at ALL of our upcoming PTO meetings. Please use the form below to let us know if you will be bringing a child to the meeting. It is not required to RSVP; however, we ask that you please do so if you plan to take advantage of childcare. Care will be provided by Fremont Middle School students for individuals ages 3 and up.

RSVP Form for childcare: https://forms.gle/ceerdTKn7Pa51mVt7

Here is the list of all meeting dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

To stay in the know of what Fremont PTO is up to, follow and tag us on social media:

Instagram: @fremontpto

Facebook: Fremont PTO

PTO ELECTION INFORMATION - HELP WANTED!

The Fremont PTO School Board is looking for passionate and dedicated parents to join our team for the 2025-26 school year! Open positions include President, Vice President of Elementary School, Vice President of Intermediate School, Treasurer, and Secretary.

If you want to help build experiences, support fundraising efforts, and be a voice for our Fremont community, this is your chance to make a difference! Our mission is to strengthen the connection between school and home, encourage parent involvement, and foster a close relationship between parents, teachers, and students.

More information on each position will be available soon. In the meantime, if you're interested, here’s the link for self-nomination, and our flyer with more information.

MARCH MADNESS

Saturday, March 15th - Come support your favorite Fremont teachers at Mundelein High School as they play against one another in basketball. All proceeds raised will go to The Fremont PTO to help fund inflatables for Field Day! See the flyer for more info!

SHOP. SCAN. EARN.

Forget the scissors - Box Tops for Education has gone digital! Simply download the Box Tops for Education app (see www.boxtops4education.com for more info), select Fremont School District 79 (in Mundelein, IL) as your beneficiary, and you're all set! Enter the code H02P2R0D when you register for bonus points. Then simply scan your receipts after shopping, and watch the points (and $$) add up for our schools!

UPCOMING DINE-IN NIGHTS

Thank you everyone for your support at Luke’s on Mundelein - it was great to see familiar faces. We have many more dine-in nights ahead – check out the list here!

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW!

Don’t forget to order your student's 2024-2025 yearbook. Use the correct school code from our flyer when you order!

PTO MEMBERSHIP/ONLINE DIRECTORY FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

If you already have an account in Membership Toolkit, thank you for creating and/or updating your Membership Toolkit account last year.

If you don't have an account in Membership Toolkit, set it up now for free! Once you have created an account in Membership Toolkit your child will appear in the online directory immediately (that's if you choose to do so). To create an account, go to fsd79.membershiptoolkit.com and follow the directions in the attached form (Online Student Directory Set Up Instructions 2024-2025).

To gain access to the Online Student Directory your account must be active and you must pay the $15 PTO Membership Family Fee. If you paid your PTO Membership fee through your TeacherEase account before June 15th, your payment has been confirmed and you currently have access to the Online Student Directory. If you didn’t pay your PTO Membership Family Fee before June 15th, you can pay the $15 PTO Membership Family fee thru Venmo @Fremont-PTO; or by bringing or sending the attached form with your cash payment or check made payable to Fremont PTO to any school front office. The option to pay the PTO Membership Fee thru your TeacherEase account is no longer available. Once we receive confirmation of your payment, we will give you access to the online directory. Please note it may take up to one week to be granted access to the online directory.

Don't forget to download the FREE Membership Toolkit app to your smartphone-search "Membership Toolkit" in your app store.

BIRTHDAY BOARD

Celebrate your Fremont Student's special day! "Happy Birthday, Your Child's Name" can appear on the Fremont Electronic Message Board. Just complete the Birthday Board Request Google Form 2024-2025; or complete the birthday board form and send it back to any school front office with your $5 payment per birthday message. If you have any questions, please contact Christie Johnson at cjohnson@fsd79.org.